About Thomas Potts James
Lived 1803 – 1882 (aged 78–79). Thomas Potts James was an American botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Thomas Potts James (1803–1882) was an American botanist and bryologist. He made important contributions to the study of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts). He wrote the section on mosses and liverworts in William Darlington's Flora Cestrica. Isabella went on to become the president of the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Commission.
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Who was Thomas Potts James?
American botanist (1803-1882)
When was Thomas Potts James born?
Thomas Potts James was born in 1803 in Delaware County.
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Thomas Potts James died in 1882.
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Thomas Potts James was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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Thomas Potts James was American.
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